University of North Carolina Athletics

Courtney Bumpers Earns Second Gymnast Of The Week Honor This Season
March 21, 2006 | Women's Gymnastics
March 21, 2006
Senior Courtney Bumpers was named the final East Atlantic Gymnastics League gymnast of the week for the 2006 season. Bumpers tied for the highest all-around in the league this year with a 39.45 in the Tar Heels' 194.975-194.325 win over New Hampshire on Sunday, March 19, in Chapel Hill, N.C. Bumpers, competing in her final home meet as a UNC gymnast, tied season highs with 9.975 on the floor exercise and 9.900 on the balance beam to win each event. She also drew marks of 9.800 on vault and 9.775 on the uneven bars. Bumpers, the top-ranked all-around gymnast in the EAGL, is the 16th-rated all-arounder in the nation.
The Tar Heels (17-8) are currently ranked twenty-fourth in the nation and rank second in the EAGL. Carolina's next meet is on Saturday, March 25 at the 11th Annual EAGL Championships at Rutgers (Louis Brown Athletic Center), 6 p.m.












